{"id":26912,"date":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/amjur\/damages-sect-2.html"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:48:03","slug":"damages-sect-2","status":"publish","type":"amjur","link":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/amjur\/damages-sect-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Am Jur 2d – Damages \u00a7 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I. Introduction, \u00a7 2 – Other terms distinguished<\/h2>\n

Although the words “damages,” “damage,” and “injury” are sometimes used synonymously, there is a material distinction between them. Injury is the illegal invasion of a legal right;[1<\/a>] damage is the loss, hurt, or harm that results from the injury;[2<\/a>] and damages are the recompense or compensation awarded for the damage suffered.[3<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Observation:<\/div>\n

The above distinctions are not always followed. Sometimes, the words “damage” and “injury” are used interchangeably and, within legislative meaning and judicial interpretation, import loss, harm, or hurt.[4<\/a>] Then, “damages” means compensation for the legal injury sustained.[5<\/a>] It is also said that damages are a measure of injury.[6<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a> \u00a0 Bowman v. City of Davenport, 243 Iowa 1135, 53 N.W.2d 249, 63 A.L.R.2d 853 (1952)<\/a> <\/span>; Rosnick v. Marks, 218 Neb. 499, 357 N.W.2d 186 (1984)<\/a> <\/span>; Carroll v. Rye Tp., 13 N.D. 458, 101 N.W. 894 (1904)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0Injury is the wrongful act that caused the loss. Monsanto Co. v. Miller, 455 N.E.2d 392 (Ind. Ct. App. 1983)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0“Injury” means something done against the right of the party, producing damage, whereas “damage” is the harm, detriment, or loss sustained by reason of the injury. Sohm v. Dixie Eye Center, 2007 UT App 235, 166 P.3d 614 (Utah Ct. App. 2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
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2<\/a> \u00a0 Hanna v. Martin, 49 So. 2d 585 (Fla. 1950)<\/a> <\/span>; Jackson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co., 357 Mo. 998, 211 S.W.2d 931 (1948)<\/a> <\/span>; Rosnick v. Marks, 218 Neb. 499, 357 N.W.2d 186 (1984)<\/a> <\/span>; Sager v. McClenden, 296 Or. 33, 672 P.2d 697 (1983)<\/a> <\/span>; Sohm v. Dixie Eye Center, 2007 UT App 235, 166 P.3d 614 (Utah Ct. App. 2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
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3<\/a> \u00a0 Monsanto Co. v. Miller, 455 N.E.2d 392 (Ind. Ct. App. 1983)<\/a> <\/span>; Turcotte v. De Witt, 333 Mass. 389, 131 N.E.2d 195 (1955)<\/a> <\/span>; Jackson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co., 357 Mo. 998, 211 S.W.2d 931 (1948)<\/a> <\/span>; Rosnick v. Marks, 218 Neb. 499, 357 N.W.2d 186 (1984)<\/a> <\/span>; Sager v. McClenden, 296 Or. 33, 672 P.2d 697 (1983)<\/a> <\/span>; Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. De Bruin, 271 Wis. 412, 73 N.W.2d 479 (1955)<\/a> <\/span>.
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4<\/a> \u00a0 In re City of Pittsburgh, 243 Pa. 392, 90 A. 329 (1914)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0In negligence actions, “injury” is typically defined as “any harm caused to a person, such as a broken bone, a cut, or a bruise.” Sohm v. Dixie Eye Center, 2007 UT App 235, 166 P.3d 614 (Utah Ct. App. 2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0As to whether damage is presumed from injury, see \u00a7 5<\/a> <\/span>.
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5<\/a> \u00a0 Frankel v. U.S., 321 F. Supp. 1331 (E.D. Pa. 1970)<\/a> <\/span>, judgment aff’d, 466 F.2d 1226 (3d Cir. 1972)<\/a> <\/span>.
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6<\/a> \u00a0 Kozar v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co., 449 F.2d 1238 (6th Cir. 1971)<\/a> <\/span>; Macon-Bibb County Water and Sewerage Authority v. Tuttle\/White Constructors, Inc., 530 F. Supp. 1048 (M.D. Ga. 1981)<\/a> <\/span>; Rosnick v. Marks, 218 Neb. 499, 357 N.W.2d 186 (1984)<\/a> <\/span>.
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